1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.

13 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group.^[1] South Korea defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.^[2]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
7–9 March

Quarterfinals
9–11 May

Semifinals
18–20 July

Final
6–8 October

Japan

Matsuyama, Japan (hard)

bye

Japan

4

Singapore (grass)

Chinese Taipei

1

Singapore

0

Kumamoto, Japan (indoor carpet)

Chinese Taipei

3

Japan

4

China

1

China

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

bye

China

3

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor carpet)

Hong Kong

0

Hong Kong

3

Seoul, South Korea (hard)

Malaysia

2

Japan

1

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

South Korea

4

Bangladesh

0

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Thailand

5

Thailand

4

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

Indonesia

0

Indonesia

4

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

Philippines

1

Thailand

0

Lahore, Pakistan (clay)

South Korea

5

Pakistan

3

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

Sri Lanka

2

Pakistan

1

South Korea

4

bye

South Korea

First round

Singapore vs. Chinese Taipei

Singapore
0

Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore^[3]
7–9 March 1986
Grass

Chinese Taipei
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Victor Pereira Wu Chang-rung	2 6	0 6	2 6
2	Mahader Hassan Liu Chung-hsing	3 6	7 9	2 6
3	Mahader Hassan / Victor Pereira Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung	6 3	7 9	4 6	2 6
4	Mahader Hassan Wu Chang-rung					not played
5	Victor Pereira Liu Chung-hsing

Malaysia vs. Hong Kong

Malaysia
2

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
7–9 March 1986
Carpet (indoors)

Hong Kong
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Adam Malik Colin Grant	12 10	4 6	6 2	6 3
2	Yeo Kian-wah Mark Bailey	1 6	1 6	1 6
3	Chow Chin-chuan / Adam Malik Mark Bailey / Randall King	6 3	5 7	7 5	4 6	4 6
4	Adam Malik Mark Bailey	6 4	3 6	6 2	6 1
5	Yeo Kian-wah Colin Grant	2 6	2 6	2 6

Thailand vs. Bangladesh

Thailand
5

Bangkok, Thailand^[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Bangladesh
0

		1	2	3
1	Panomkorn Pladchurnil Ifthekar Sardar	6 3	6 0	6 1
2	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Shovon Jamaly	6 3	6 0	6 2
3	Tanakorn Srichaphan / Woraphol Thongkhamchu Ifthekar Sardar / Shovon Jamaly	6 2	6 1	6 4
4	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Ifthekar Sardar	6 3	6 2
5	Tanakorn Srichaphan Shovon Jamaly	6 3	6 1

Indonesia vs. Philippines

Indonesia
4

Jakarta, Indonesia^[6]
7–9 March 1986
Clay

Philippines
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Sulistyono Rodrigo Rafael	0 6	5 7	3 6
2	Tintus Arianto Wibowo Roland So	6 3	8 6	6 3
3	Sulistyono / Donald Wailan-Walalangi Rodrigo Rafael / Raymundo Suarez	6 4	7 5	3 6	6 4
4	Tintus Arianto Wibowo Rodrigo Rafael	4 6	6 2	6 4	6 4
5	Sulistyono Roselle Natividad	6 2	7 5

Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka

Pakistan
3

Lahore, Pakistan^[7]
7–9 March 1986
Clay

Sri Lanka
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Hamed-ul-Haq Arjun Fernando	4 6	6 4	4 6	3 6
2	Rashid Malik Arjun Perera	9 11	6 2	6 4	6 3
3	Rashid Malik / Mushaf Zia Arjun Fernando / Arjun Perera	7 5	3 6	7 5	4 6	3 6
4	Rashid Malik Arjun Fernando	8 6	6 3	2 6	6 4
5	Hamed-ul-Haq Arjun Perera	6 3	7 5	6 3

Quarterfinals

Japan vs. Chinese Taipei

Japan
4

Pan Tennis Club, Matsuyama, Japan^[8]
9–11 May 1986
Hard

Chinese Taipei
1

		1	2	3
1	Toshihisa Tsuchihashi Liu Chung-hsing	6 2	6 0	8 6
2	Tsuyoshi Fukui Wu Chang-rung	7 5	6 4	6 4
3	Hitoshi Shirato / Eiji Takeuchi Hsu Huang-jung / Wu Chang-rung	6 1	6 4	7 5
4	Toshihisa Tsuchihashi Wu Chang-rung	6 4	0 6	5 7
5	Tsuyoshi Fukui Liu Chung-hsing	6 2	6 2

Hong Kong vs. China

Hong Kong
0

Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong^[9]
9–11 May 1986
Hard

China
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Mark Bailey Liu Shuhua	3 6	3 6	2 6
2	Kelvin Ng You Wei	1 6	1 6	4 6
3	Randall King / Kelvin Ng Liu Shuhua / You Wei	2 6	5 7	10 8	5 7
4	Kelvin Ng Liu Shuhua					not played
5	Mark Bailey You Wei					not played

Thailand vs. Indonesia

Thailand
4

Bangkok, Thailand^[10]
9–11 May 1986
Hard

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Hary Suharyadi	4 6	8 6	6 4	6 0
2	Sombat Uamongkol Tintus Arianto Wibowo	5 7	2 6	7 5	6 3	6 4
3	Tanakorn Srichaphan / Woraphol Thongkhamchu Sulistyono / Donald Wailan-Walalangi	6 3	6 4	3 6	6 4
4	Sombat Uamongkol Hary Suharyadi	6 1					retired
5	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Tintus Arianto Wibowo						not played

South Korea vs. Pakistan

South Korea
4

Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea^[11]
9–11 May 1986
Clay

Pakistan
1

		1	2	3
1	Yoo Jin-sun Rashid Malik	6 3	6 0	6 4
2	Kim Bong-soo Haseeb Aslam	6 3	9 7	6 4
3	Jeon Young-dai / Song Dong-wook Rashid Malik / Mushaf Zia	6 3	4 6	6 3
4	Kim Bong-soo Rashid Malik	6 3	6 4
5	Yoo Jin-sun Haseeb Aslam	3 6	4 6

Semifinals

Japan vs. China

Japan
4

Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan^[12]
18–20 July 1986
Carpet (indoors)

China
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Eiji Takeuchi Ma Keqin	9 7	8 10	5 7	3 6
2	Tsuyoshi Fukui Liu Shuhua	1 6	6 3	6 1	6 0
3	Hitoshi Shirato / Eiji Takeuchi Xie Zhao / You Wei	7 5	7 5	6 3
4	Tsuyoshi Fukui Ma Keqin	6 3	6 4	6 2
5	Eiji Takeuchi Liu Shuhua	7 5	12 10

South Korea vs. Thailand

South Korea
5

Jang Choong Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea^[13]
18–20 July 1986
Clay

Thailand
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Roh Gap-taik Sombat Uamongkol	6 4	6 1	7 9	10 8
2	Yoo Jin-sun Tanakorn Srichaphan	8 6	6 2	4 6	6 0
3	Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun Tanakorn Srichaphan / Sombat Uamongkol	6 4	6 3	6 4
4	Song Dong-wook Vittaya Samrej	6 1	6 2
5	Roh Gap-taik Tanakorn Srichaphan	6 3	8 10	6 2

Final

South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea
4

Seoul, South Korea^[2]
6–8 October 1986
Hard

Japan
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Song Dong-wook Shozo Shiraishi	6 4	6 2	6 4
2	Yoo Jin-sun Tsuyoshi Fukui	6 3	6 1	6 3
3	Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun Hitoshi Shirato / Eiji Takeuchi	4 6	6 1	6 4	6 2
4	Yoo Jin-sun Shozo Shiraishi	4 6	6 4	6 4
5	Song Dong-wook Tsuyoshi Fukui	3 6	3 6

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Singapore v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Thailand v Bangladesh". daviscup.com.
^ "Indonesia v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "Pakistan v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
^ "Hong Kong v China". daviscup.com.
^ "Thailand v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v China". daviscup.com.
^ "South Korea v Thailand". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[Eastern_Final-2] "South Korea v Japan". daviscup.com.

[3] "Singapore v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.

[4] "Malaysia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[5] "Thailand v Bangladesh". daviscup.com.

[6] "Indonesia v Philippines". daviscup.com.

[7] "Pakistan v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.

[8] "Japan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.

[9] "Hong Kong v China". daviscup.com.

[10] "Thailand v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

[11] "South Korea v Pakistan". daviscup.com.

[12] "Japan v China". daviscup.com.

[13] "South Korea v Thailand". daviscup.com.

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